Sources: Wikidata · OpenAlex. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in November 2002, a big-budget swing that fused traditional hand-drawn character work with sweeping CGI space vistas. Reimagining Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island as an interstellar adventure, it was a bold, expensive gamble during a transitional era for the studio, arriving as computer animation was beginning to reshape the industry. Though it underperformed commercially, it has since earned a devoted following for its ambitious visual design and earnest storytelling, making it a distinctive entry in Disney's early 2000s output.
This cell centers on Jim Hawkins, the film's restless young protagonist whose journey from disaffected teenager to capable spacefarer anchors the entire story. Collectors seek him out because he carries the emotional weight of the film, a Stevenson hero reborn for a new generation. A cell devoted solely to Jim, without supporting characters sharing the frame, reads as a character study piece, the kind of isolated portrait used in promotional materials or animation reference sets to spotlight the lead before the wider cast and cosmos surrounding him are introduced.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame visible on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no torn or deformed holes visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data-block strip in the inter-perforation zone beside it, consistent with a dual-format optical release print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-cyan tint typical of modern polyester stock; dye image reads as neutral with no visible red shift or fading.
Projection history
No visible splices, cue marks, or heavy scratching are apparent; the surface appears consistent with a lightly projected print.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with an action sequence from an animated feature matching the film on record.
Era check
The polyester base tint, Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks alongside a variable-area optical track, and four-perforation 35mm format are all consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000062852
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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